2008-02-24

For those that don’t know Circle Research is Astro, Nik aka Nix The Finger Prince and Big Tweeze. These guys put it down for 10 years, most of that on the CKLN 88.1 Wednesday 2-4AM slot. On January 30 2008 they broadcasted their last show. Seems there’s less and less college radio hip hop in Toronto as time goes on…

But never fear, because Circle Research now exists in podcast form. Now these guys are providing the beats from the comfort of home.. the first show was February 20. check them out:The Circle Research Show podcast.

Now if anyone’s still reading.. this here is a classic episode of Circle Research from September 2006. Some really old school hip hop on set1, some 90s on set2. Set 3 has some breaks that you’ll surely recognize if you listen to any hip hop at all. Loving this shit..

2007-12-29

Here’s Circle Research. Astro the Guillotine and Big Tweeze doin it up lovely. Astro drops an educational hour-long funk set, and rounds off the show with dope 90s hip hop. Normally I wouldn’t post the names of funk/breaks, namely because they’re impossible to identify and I’m certainly not a real head – tbh, I don’t know shit ;) But CKLN’s playlists provide full disclosure on what is usually some seriously guarded trade secrets. So as Tweeze says, all you aspiring producers go and sample these tracks. For the rest of us, just listen. The track that stands out for me on these sets is “Summertime”. Considering the date (June ’07), this was a real summer banger for me. I honestly had no idea it was The Fresh Prince until I looked it up.

2006-03-16

The rapidshare link on this page is ancient, and therefore dead. If you want any of these sets, mail me at fm416.mailbox at gmail and I’ll be happy to repost it when I can. Be sure to tell me which one!

I discovered Circle Research scanning the airwaves for something to listen to after Classick Material was cancelled, and it’s a good thing I found it. Here you will hear the real oldies, the dusty records, obscure old-school hip hop and the like. It is my new favourite show. Circle Research is Astro the Guillotine, Nix the Finger Prince, Big Tweeze. They just recently reached their 8th(!) year of broadcast. You can catch them Wednesdays 2-4AM Toronto time on CKLN-FM, Ryerson college radio.

When I lost all of my Circle Research recordings from the summer of 2005 in a hard drive crash, I was quite upset. One mix in particular I had played dozens of times, 70s disco-funk-roller-boogie and very early 80’s hip hop. Here’s something in that spirit from last week – the hip hop anyway:

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Golden era hip hop, old school gems, funky beats, breaks and grooves. All from Toronto college radio in mixtape format, 20 mins to 60 mins per set.

All sets I record are available from free file sites as I cannot afford real hosting. I do this for fun and because I know of no other sites doing anything similar. I have nothing to do with any of these radio shows except as a loyal fan. Everything is provided by the DJs and their shows, and all thanks and respect go to them. I do nothing but help spread them.

All files may disappear, due to the nature of free hosting. Many providers will delete files within 30 days of no activity, so keep downloading! I will try my best to keep the site up to date and free of any broken links. If you see a broken link, can suggest a good free hosting solution, or are able to provide hosting yourself, please contact me at: fm416.mailbox@gmail.com.

I provide playlists for the shows where ever possible. A lot of shows are nice and provide the playlists themselves, and credit will be given. In some cases I have made the playlist myself and I will provide that. Many times I cannot identify the songs being played. If you can identify them, please contact me at fm416.mailbox@gmail.com.